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Growing Michigan Together Council Population Report Veers From Road Funding Solutions (Gongwer, 12/15/23) ATTACHED MITA Mention: Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, said he was glad the report highlighted the underfunding and condition of the state’s roads. Coppersmith was a member of the council.
Due to high demand and the first session reaching max capacity, a second session is being offered. With the recent changes stemming from the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 2023 Final Rule, MITA will host a second session with MDOT’s prevailing wage specialist. The session will cover the pertinent changes
The much-anticipated report from the Growing Michigan Together Council (GMTC) was voted on and released this week. Governor Whitmer appointed MITA’s Executive Vice President to serve on the council as one of the infrastructure experts. After five and a half months of intense and tedious meetings, the report is now
MIOSHA used to provide a grace period now and then when it came to initiating an appeal of issued citations. This will no longer be the case. When you receive the citation, the deadline to submit an appeal is 15 working days after receiving the Citation and Notification of Penalty.
With the recent changes stemming from the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 2023 Final Rule, MITA will be hosting a session with MDOT’s prevailing wage specialist. The session will cover the pertinent changes for Michigan, a list of detailed examples, and answers to industry questions. The session will be in
The MITA schedule for MITA’s 2024 Annual Conference has been updated. All future updates to the schedule will be posted on this page. Click each image below for the schedule and brochure, respectively.
Our latest edition of the MITA PAC Donor Spotlight features the Anlaan Corporation. They had eight employees donate to the PAC this year, pushing us even further past our goal of raising $300,000 for 2023. Anlaan Corporation is one of many member companies that have asked their top employees to
At the request of MITA, MDOT has highlighted the changes expected from the recent 2023 Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) Final Rule. MDOT will also be giving a presentation on the changes at the MITA annual conference in January. Find the bullet point synopsis here. With the highlights, MDOT has
The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) is welcoming a new cohort of infrastructure leaders into the Asset Management Champions Program. The interactive training program combines asynchronous education, facilitated discussions and industry learning into a professional certificate from MIC. It will run from January 23rd – April 11th, 2024, and requires ~25
We have been in communication with the Michigan Damage Prevention Board. The MDPB was instrumental in the polygon size restrictions that were put into place in the spring of 2023. We are aiming to get them to recommend to the MISS DIG Board of Directors to increase or lift square
The State Transportation Commission’s (STC) approval of the MDOT 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Program at their November meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $4 billion in their FY 2024 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2024 capital investments will be preservation of the transportation system, safe
In an anticipated move, the State Transportation Commission under the advice of MDOT has agreed to extend spending the last $700 million of Governor Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan Bond program. The Governor’s transportation bonding program was approved in 2020 and has provided the industry with a good amount of
